UNIVERSITY OF GASTRONOMIC SCIENCES FINAL EXAM FOR THE UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAM GUIDELINES FOR THE PREPARATION AND PRESENTATION OF THE FINAL THESIS

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1 UNIVERSITY OF GASTRONOMIC SCIENCES FINAL EXAM FOR THE UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAM GUIDELINES FOR THE PREPARATION AND PRESENTATION OF THE FINAL THESIS

2 Sommario Art. 1 Final Thesis for the Three-Year Undergraduate Degree Program... 2 Art. 2 Developing a Final Thesis Topic with the Thesis Advisor... 2 Art. 3 Graduation Thesis Preparation... 2 Art. 4 Online Submission of the Thesis Application... 3 Art. 5 Application for the Admission to the Thesis Defense... 3 Art. 6 Final Thesis Submittal... 4 Art. 7 Admission Requirements for the Thesis Defence... 4 Art. 8 Thesis Presentation... 4 Art. 9 Final Grading of Theses and Presentations... 5 Art. 10 Honors... 5 Art. 11 The Academic Committee... 5 Art. 12 Enactment of Regulations... 6 EDITORIAL GUIDELINES FOR WRITING A DEGREE THESIS... 7

3 Art. 1 Final Thesis for the Three-Year Undergraduate Degree Program Students enrolled in the three-year Undergraduate Degree Program receive their degree after presenting a final thesis, consisting of an original written work and a discussion thereof before the Academic Committee, formed as described in Art. 27, paragraph 7 of the UNISG Academic Regulations. Art. 2 Developing a Final Thesis Topic with the Thesis Advisor Students regularly enrolled in the third year of the Undergraduate Degree Program whose university-fee payments are up-to-date and who have passed all the first and second year exams, may then meet with one of the designated teaching professors of the undergraduate program to determine a topic for the final thesis. The professor who assigns a student a thesis topic will then be considered the student s thesis advisor and will be his or her contact throughout the writing process. Professors reserve the right to reject students requests for thesis supervision. If the research process for the thesis is partially or completely carried out at an organization, institution, or business, the primary thesis advisor will also be assisted by a supporting advisor employed at the said organization, institution, or business, who will be the student s additional contact person throughout his or her research process. Art. 3 Graduation Thesis Preparation The final paper must be an original and personal work, in which the candidate must show his or her critical analysis of the chosen topic. Two or more students can work to produce one joint graduation thesis, provided that each individual contributes a separate element to the final work. Theses can be written and presented in Italian or English. For advice on how to write the final paper, please refer to the Editorial Guidelines for Writing a Degree Thesis.

4 Art. 4 Online Submission of the Thesis Application Students must have their thesis topic selected, approved by their thesis advisor and registered online no later than two months prior to the date of their thesis defense. Once the thesis topic and title have been approved, students must compile the Domanda di Conseguimento Titolo online, which can be found on the UNISG academic portal: The request to graduate may be submitted online, provided that the student is: 1. Enrolled in the last, or subsequent, year of the study program; 2. Up-to-date with all university fee payments. Any outstanding debts must be sorted prior to making the official online request to graduate; 3. Registered on the AlmaLaurea website, by clicking Laurea on the left-hand side of the main menu, and has completed the AlmaLaurea questionnaire on the graduating students page of the website; 4. In possession of at least 150 university credits correctly registered in the student s electronic student booklet at the moment the student formally requests to graduate through his personal portal Any subsequent changes related to thesis topic, title, primary or supporting advisor, must also be noted online using the Modifica tesi function no later than 15 days prior to the thesis defense date. After the student submits the online request to graduate, the thesis advisor, through his online portal, must approve the thesis application. Until the thesis is approved, the thesis advisor may make changes to the title of the thesis submitted by the student. Once the thesis advisor approves the thesis request, the student will be notified at his university address. Art. 5 Application for the Admission to the Thesis Defense Fifteen days prior to the scheduled date of the thesis defense, candidates must: a. Upload the finalized thesis as an attachment on the UNISG academic portal and through the Turnitin anti-plagiarism platform b. Return all borrowed academic materials to the UNISG Library

5 c. Complete the UNISG online teaching evaluation questionnaire, which provides feedback on the student s university experience. Art. 6 Final Thesis Submittal At least 7 days prior to the date of the thesis defense, candidates are required to bring: a. to the Registrar Office, - 1 hard copy of the final version of the thesis, book (not spiral) bound; b. 1 book bound copy of the final version of the thesis to the thesis advisor and/or supporting advisor Art. 7 Admission Requirements for the Thesis Defence To be admitted to the thesis defence, applicants must have earned 175 credits from passed examinations, participation in study trips, writing of study trip reports and attendance in optional basic educational activities included in the Manifesto degli Studi. Grades obtained on exams or obtained from study trip reports must have been regularly registered. Applicants failing to complete and deliver the required forms and documents within the deadlines stated in Articles 4, 5, and 6 above will not be allowed to present and defend their graduation theses. Art. 8 Thesis Presentation The final grade will be assigned by the Academic Committee and will reflect the quality of the thesis presentation. Each student will have between 15 and 20 minutes to present his or her thesis to the Academic Committee. Additional time will be allotted to answer one or more questions, either during or after the presentation. Candidates are allowed to support their presentations with multimedia tools (Power Point slides, videos, etc.), which will have to be delivered to the General Services Office two days before the presentation date.

6 Art. 9 Final Grading of Theses and Presentations As stated in the Guide to Studies, 5 credits will be given to students for their graduation theses and presentations. The final grade received following the thesis presentation is graded out of 110 points, and is computed by calculating the weighted mean (GPA) of the grades obtained by the candidate for the exams taken during the three-year degree course and the grade assigned to the final thesis and presentation. At the student s discretion, grades obtained in elective courses in excess of the required 175 credits course credits may be excluded from the calculation of the grade point average. Students make this decision when they register for their thesis defense. The weighted mean (GPA) out of 30 is calculated as shown below: ΔV ΔC where ΔV is the sum of all the grades received and ΔC is the total number of course credits completed through exams and activities for which grades are given. The weighted grades are calculated as follows: (final exam grade) x (credits for the exam) The weighted mean out of 30 points is expressed out of 110 points through the following operation: Weighted mean out of 30: 30 = weighted mean in one hundred tenths : 110 The minimum passing grade for the awarding of a degree is 66/110. The maximum possible grade is 110/110. The final thesis and its presentation and defense are worth from 0 to 6 points. Art. 10 Honors The Academic Committee may, unanimously, decide to award Honors to a student in recognition of excellence in the course of his/her studies, an exceptional thesis and a brilliant thesis presentation and defense. Art. 11 The Examination Committee The University Dean appoints the Evaluation Committees, authorized for the conferral of the undergraduate diploma, for the Final Examination. The Committees are composed of at least 3

7 members, of which at least 2 must be university professors and/or researchers. In each case, the presence of a university professor as part of the Evaluation Committee must be guaranteed. The functions of the President of the Committee are assumed by the most senior professor present. Art. 12 Enactment of Regulations These guidelines for the preparation and presentation of the graduation thesis apply to all students enrolled in the three-year undergraduate program at the University of Gastronomic Sciences. In the event of discrepancies between this, and the Italian version of the graduation guidelines, the Italian version should be regarded as the definitive one. Last updated April 2018

8 EDITORIAL GUIDELINES FOR WRITING A DEGREE THESIS - Undergraduate Degree Program - Style Guides There are no style guides in English specifically focused on the preparation of degree theses. However, the following three reference titles provide chapters discussing general stylistic conventions for the preparation of manuscripts, theses, and dissertations. Joseph Gibaldi MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers MLA, 2003 (6th edition) Joseph Gibaldi MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing MLA, 1998 (2nd edition) Robert Ritter The Oxford Guide to Style OUP, 2002 For Italian-speaking students, the reference bibliography includes: Umberto Eco Come si fa una tesi di laurea Bompiani, 2001 (3rd edition) Emilio Matricciani La tesi scientifica Paravia, 2000

9 Tools Any word-processing application may be used to write the thesis. Students are encouraged to consult the application s user manual to take advantage of such advanced tools as automatic page-layout controls for text styles, pagination, headers/footers, etc. Thesis Structure For both scientific and experimental theses, the general chapter sequence should be as follows: 1. Introduction 2. Aim of Research 3. Materials and Methods 4. Results and Discussion 5. Conclusions 6. Bibliography 7. Attachments (if any) In theses based on or analyzing existing research, the above sequence can be organized differently, but in any case should include an introduction, a page outlining the aim of the thesis, and a bibliography. A table of contents should be included before the foreword for ease of reference. Dedications should be avoided (e.g. To my parents or To my boy/girlfriend ), except as an acknowledgement to a business or institution, as in the case of a thesis developed during an internship. Page Layout Pages must be formatted to produce 32 to 35 lines per page, with 65 to 70 keystrokes per line. The final document must be at least 30 pages in length, including the bibliography, and written in 12- point typeface with 1.5 line spacing. The use of standard formatting centered headings, text justification, etc. is strongly recommended. The following table summarizes the precise conventions for the thesis page layout and headings. 1 BOLD UPPER-CASE TEXT FOR CHAPTER HEADINGS 1.1 Bold upper- and lower-case text for section headings Italic upper- and lower-case text for subsection headings

10 Heading numbers (e.g. 1, 1.1, 1.1.1) should not to be followed by a final period. When pages are printed double-sided, new chapters should begin on an odd-numbered page. If the preceding chapter ended on a odd-numbered page, leave the following, even-numbered page blank. Either indentations or double line spacing can be used to indicate where a paragraph starts. That said, whichever option is chosen should be consistently maintained throughout the thesis. The thesis title page must include: the name and logo of the University, the thesis title (centered), the full name and matriculation number of the student, the name of the supervisor (and co-supervisor, if any), and the academic year to which the final paper refers. An example of the title page layout can be found in Appendix 1. Type selection A minimum number of typefaces should be used, namely one for the text (e.g. Times), one for headings (e.g. Helvetica), one for math symbols (e.g. Symbol) and one to simulate a printed text (e.g. Courier). Special effects should be used sparingly. Outline or drop-shadowed fonts should not be used. Typefaces used for page numbering and mathematic notations should be smaller than those used in the text. Spelling Grammar and spelling mistakes in the thesis may affect your final grade. Before using a given word it is strongly recommended to use a dictionary if there is any doubt about its meaning. NOTE: both American English and British English spellings are allowed. Abbreviations Students must limit the use of abbreviations to bibliographic references, tables, and parenthetical references. The following are the most widely adopted abbreviations: vol. = volume; vols. = volumes ch. = chapter; chs. = chapters par. = paragraph; pars. = paragraphs fig. = figure; figs. = figures

11 no. = number; nos. = numbers p. = page; pp. = pages e.g. = for example i.e. = that is re = with reference to etc. = et cetera (always preceded by a comma) The above-listed abbreviations for parts of printed materials should always be used with the relevant reference number (e.g. re: ch. 12 ). If for example or that is is used, it should never be abbreviated in the main text, but only in parenthetical references. Abbreviation of units of measurement are considered symbols, and as such they are never followed by a period or pluralized (kcal; KB; m; ha). Scientific Nomenclature For units of measurement, students are required to refer to the International Measuring System ( For biological references, students are required to follow the rules of binomial nomenclature, the standard convention used in taxonomy to name a species. That is, the combination of the genus name, which is capitalized, and the species name, which is written in all lower case. Both names must be written in italic (e.g. Homo sapiens). If a specific genus or species thereof has already been mentioned in the text, then the genus name can be abbreviated by its capitalized initial (e.g. H. sapiens), but must never be omitted. In rare cases, the abbreviated form may replace the full name. For example, the Escherichia coli bacterium, which is often referred to as E. coli. When referring to chemical compounds, it is required to use the traditional nomenclature or the lessused but widely known IUPAC nomenclature rules ( The names of elements and compounds are always written in lower case (e.g. boron, and not Boron; silver chloride, and not Silver Chloride). For compound formulas the appropriate superscripts and subscripts must be always used (e.g. H 2O, and not H2O). Italic Type Italics should be used only for uncommon foreign words and expressions, and for Latin words.

12 When a foreign word is sufficiently assimilated into the English language, it is printed in roman type. When a foreign word occurs several times, it must be written in italics only in the first occurrence and in roman type for the following ones. The following must always be written in italics: titles and subtitles of books, newspapers, magazines, reviews, and other periodicals letters indicating variables or scientific relations (equations) binomial nomenclature (e.g. Saccaromyces cerevisiae, Pinus sylvestris) Numbers In text, numbers from zero to nine must be spelled out unless they refer to a measurement, page, chapter, etc., in which case they must be written in figures. Use a comma as the thousands, millions, and billions separators in figures of four digits and more. Use a point to denote decimal breaks (e.g. 1,000,000.00). When referring to periods of time, the following rules apply: - decades: the 1930s; the Thirties - centuries: spelled out for centuries between the first and tenth (e.g. the sixth century; sixth-century art); in figures from the 11th century onward (e.g. the 19th century; 19th-century architecture). Avoid using superscripts (e.g. 11 th ). Except when referring to chapters, roman-numeral references must be avoided. Illustrations Figure, table, and plate numbering uses a double-figure form, the first number referring to the reference chapter and the second to the figure or table number within that chapter (e.g. Figure 5.12; Table 4.15). If the thesis only includes a few illustrations they may be numbered in a single sequence (e.g. Fig. 1; Fig. 2, etc.). Ideally, illustrations should be centered in the text for easy reference. The use of colors should be limited. When illustrations are taken from books or downloaded from the internet, sources must be cited. Footnotes If explanations need to be appended to a concept within the text, footnotes may be used, in which case the word-processing application s footnote function should be used.

13 Mention of Equipment and Software If special experimental equipment or software was used during the research process, it must be mentioned in the text, noting the equipment or software used, and parenthetically the manufacturer and the location where the firm operates (e.g. coffee was prepared using a Bialetti Easy Timer machine (Bialetti Industrie SpA, Italy) or image analysis was processed using the Image ProPlus4 application package (Media Cybernetics, Silver Spring, MD, USA) ) References All published works mentioned in the text and in footnotes must be included in the bibliography at the end of the thesis. Within the text, at the point where the quotation or reference is made, the author s last name must be referenced (no initials) with the year the quoted work was published in parentheses, (e.g. as demonstrated by Sun & Du (2004) or This conclusion is consistent with more recent results (Anthony 1988) ) In the case of two or three authors, all author names must be used on the first occurrence (e.g. Anderson, Renard and Mervin (1988) demonstrated how ) If there are more than three authors, it is preferable to use the last name of the first author followed by et al. in roman type, (e.g. Anderson et al. (1988) ) Students must check that the author s last name, publication year, and publisher are consistent within the bibliography and within the text. The titles of magazines, books, and conference proceedings must never be abbreviated, except when an acronym or abbreviation is widely used. Bibliography The bibliography is an essential part of any publication, including theses and dissertations. An incomplete, unsystematic, or badly compiled bibliography may affect the final assessment. The format of the bibliographic reference is meant to offer specific information about the publication (book, magazine articles, conference speech, etc.) mentioned in the thesis, including page references, if any. Bibliographic citations must one of the following formats:

14 (Text in red indicates the essential information that must always be included. Additional data is optional and depends on thesis style and format.) TYPE OF PUBLICATION CITATION FORMAT Author/Editor last name, Author/Editor first name initial/s. BOOK Title. edition number, publisher (series), place of publication: year Author last name, author first name initial/s. "Article Title". MAGAZINE ARTICLE Magazine title. place of publication, publisher, issue number, month, year, page reference (single page or interval) Author last name, author first name initial/s. Essay title. BOOK CHAPTER, Collective Work Title. editor s first and last name, edition number, CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, place of publication: publisher, volume number, year, page ESSAY IN COLLECTIVE WORKS reference (single page or interval) The final bibliography should list all authors in alphabetical order. If an author has written more than one work, they must be listed in chronological order. If an author has more than one work listed with the same year, a lowercase initial (e.g. a, b, etc.) must be added after the publication date, as below: House, J. (1977a) A Model for Translation Quality Assessment, Tübingen, Gunter Narr. House, J. (1977b) "A model for assessing translation quality", Meta, 2, 22, pp Works written or edited by a given author solely must be listed first, followed by any joint works. Examples Journal article Anderson, G. T., Renard, C. V., Strein, L. M., Cayo, E. C., & Mervin, M. M A new technique for rapid deployment of rollover protective structures. Applied Engineering in Agriculture 23(2): Sun, D.-W. & Brosnan, T. 2003a. Pizza quality evaluation using computer vision - part 1. pizza base and sauce spread, Journal of Food Engineering 57(1): Sun, D.-W. & Brosnan, T. 2003b. Pizza quality evaluation using computer vision - part 2. pizza topping analysis, Journal of Food Engineering 57(1):

15 Book Allen, J. S Agricultural Engineering Applications. New York, USA: John Wiley and Sons. Coombs, T. R., and F. C. Watson Computational Fluid Dynamics. 3rd ed. Wageningen, The Netherlands: Elsevier Science. Edited Book Sun, D.-W. (ed.) Emerging Technologies for Food Processing. London, UK: Academic Press, Elsevier Science, 792 pp. Part of a Book ASAE Standards, 36th ed S352.1: Moisture measurement -- Grain and seeds. St. Joseph, Michigan, USA: American Society of Agricultural Engineering. Havemeyer, T. F Statistical methods. In Practical Programming Applications, pp Holland, Michigan, USA: Overstreet Technical Publications. Delgado, A. E., Sun, D.-W., & Rubiolo, A. C Thermal physical properties of foods. In Thermal Food Processing: New Technologies and Quality Issues, pp. 1-32, D.-W. Sun, ed. Florida, USA: Dekker/CRC Press. Bulletin or Report CDC Infection vectors for E. coli and intervention strategies. CDC Reference No Atlanta, Georgia, USA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Jesperson, D United States fruit and vegetable harvest projections: USDA Washington D.C., USA: GPO. Published Paper Anthony, W. S Performance characteristics of cotton ginning machinery. ASAE Paper No St. Joseph, Michigan, USA: American Society of Agricultural Engineering. Miller, F. R. & Creelman, R. A Sorghum: A new fuel. In Proceedings of the 12th International Alternative Fuels Research Conference, pp H. D. Londen and W. Wilkinson, eds. Wageningen, The Netherlands: Elsevier Science. Dissertation or Thesis

16 Campbell, M. D The lower limit of soil water potential for potato growth. Unpublished PhD Thesis. Pullman, Washington, USA: Washington State University, Department of Agricultural Engineering. Lawrence, D. J Effect of tillage and crop rotation on soil nitrate and moisture. MS thesis. Ames, Iowa, USA: Iowa State University, Department of Soil Science. Software SAS SAS User's Guide: Statistics. Version 6a. Cary, North Carolina, USA: SAS Institute Inc. SPSS SigmaPlot for Windows. Version 3.2. Chicago, Illinois, USA: SPSS Inc. Online Source USDA Wheat Production in the Upper Plains: National Agricultural Statistics Database. Washington D.C., USA: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Available at: Accessed 23 April NSC Injury Facts Online. Itasca, Ill.: National Safety Council. Available at: Accessed 17 December Patent Moulton, R. K Method for on-site cleaning of contaminant filters in livestock housing facilities. U.S. Patent No Richarde, J Process for protecting a fluid product and installations for the realization of that process. French Patent No (in French). MLA Citation Style (colour only exemplificative for segmentation of fields) MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th edition Follow these color codes: Author(s) Title of Book Title of Article Title of Periodical Volume Place of Publication Publisher Date Other Information Pages Book Okuda, Michael, and Denise Okuda. Star Trek Chronology: The History of the Future. New York: Pocket, 1993.

17 Journal Article Wilcox, Rhonda V. "Shifting Roles and Synthetic Women in Star Trek: The Next Generation." Studies in Popular Culture 13.2 (1991): Newspaper or Magazine Article Di Rado, Alicia. "Trekking through College: Classes Explore Modern Society Using the World of Star Trek." Los Angeles Times 15 Mar. 1995: A3. Book Article or Chapter James, Nancy E. "Two Sides of Paradise: The Eden Myth According to Kirk and Spock." Spectrum of the Fantastic. Ed. Donald Palumbo. Westport: Greenwood, Encyclopedia Article (well known reference books) Sturgeon, Theodore. "Science Fiction." The Encyclopedia Americana. International ed Encyclopedia Article (less familiar reference books) Horn, Maurice. "Flash Gordon." The World Encyclopedia of Comics. Ed. Maurice Horn. 2 vols. New York: Chelsea, Gale Reference Book (and other books featuring reprinted articles) Shayon, Robert Lewis. "The Interplanetary Spock." Saturday Review 17 June 1967: 46. Rpt. in Contemporary Literary Criticism. Ed. Sharon R. Gunton. Vol. 17. Detroit: Gale Research, ERIC Document Fuss-Reineck, Marilyn. Sibling Communication in Star Trek: The Next Generation: Conflicts between Brothers. Miami: Speech Communication Assn., ERIC Document Reproduction Service ED Website Lynch, Tim. "DSN Trials and Tribble-ations Review." Psi Phi: Bradley's Science Fiction Club Bradley University. 8 Oct < Newspaper or Magazine Article on the Internet Andreadis, Athena. "The Enterprise Finds Twin Earths Everywhere It Goes, But Future Colonizers of Distant Planets Won't Be So Lucky." Astronomy Jan. 1999: 64-. Academic Universe. Lexis-Nexis. B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Lib., Brookville, NY. 7 Feb Literature Resource Center

18 Shayon, Robert Lewis. "The Interplanetary Spock." Saturday Review 17 June 1967: 46. Rpt. in Contemporary Literary Criticism. Ed. Sharon R. Gunton. Vol. 17. Detroit: Gale Research, Literature Resource Center. Gale Group. B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Lib., Brookville, NY. 16 Oct <

19 Appendix 1 University of Gastronomic Sciences Undergraduate Degree Program in Gastronomic Sciences THESIS TITLE Primary Advisor: Prof... Supporting Advisor: Prof.... Final paper of: student s name Enrollment Number: Academic Year